McDonald's Lays Out Growth Plans

McDonald's Corp.'s growth plans this year call for $2 billion in capital spending, up slightly from last year's $1.9 billion, most of which will go overseas as it shaves U.S. investment.

The fast-food giant also told investors it intends to return between $15 billion to $17 billion to shareholders by the end of next year. The company didn't say how that would be done, but McDonald's has said it will return money to investors through...